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Also known as Algarve (NUTS 3)

The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).

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The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, covering a defined geographic area with a population of around 467,495 people spread across 16 municipalities. As an officially designated statistical region of Portugal, it serves as an administrative and demographic unit for organizing and tracking the country's southern territory.

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Algarve
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Portugal
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The Algarve Region in Portugal
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Portugal#Europe
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Location within Europe##Location within Portugal
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Faro
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Capital
Settlement.established_title
Kingdom of Algarve within the Kingdom of Portugal
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1249–1815
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Constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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1815–1825
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1825–1910

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Demonym
algarvía
Population
451005
Area
4960
Official website
www.algarvepromotion.pt
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Praia da Dona Ana cliffs.jpg
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Algarve
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The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).

The region has its administrative centre in the city of Faro, where both the region's international airport and public university, the University of Algarve, are located. The region is the same as the area included in the Faro District and is subdivided into two zones, one to the West (Barlavento) and another to the East (Sotavento). Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Production of food which includes fish and other seafood, as well as different types of fruit and vegetables such as oranges, figs, plums, carob pods, almonds, avocados, tomatoes, cauliflowers, strawberries, and raspberries, are also economically important in the region.

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